CH 4 Flashcards
Define habituation
Gradual reduction in responding following presentations of eliciting stimulus Automatic learning - triggering event - not goal directed - unwilled response
We adapt to something redundant
Define Phylogenetically selected behavior
Learned responces given at birth
Moro reflex, palmar grasp
Reflexes is eliceted by antecedent stimulus (comes before behavior)
Describe the steps in Pavlovian learning to have the CS will evoke the CR
- Baseline as the neutral stimulus( will have response)
- The US will elicit the UR
- Combining neutral stimulus with the US to overlap
- The neutral stimulus will become the CS to evoke the CR
What was John Watson career after he left John Hopkins?
Hired on company to used by advertisers to use behavior to make money. Behaviorism could make money.
What are the 3 things learned during pavlovian learning?
- The CS signals a Delay reduction to US
- The CS signals When the US is coming
- The CS signals Which US is coming
What are the 4 principles of effective Pavlovian learning?
- Use Important US (food or water)
- Use a salient US (something noticable)
- Use a CS that signals a large delay reduction to the US
- Make sure the CS is not redundant
The larger the delay reduction the _________ learning occurs
Faster
How to calculate delay reduction ratio?
ITI
CS to US interval
Define generalization
When there is conditioning responding that resembles CS then a CR is produced
Define spontaneous recovery
After extiction if the CR the CS still has ability to evoke CR
Who is Mary cover Jones
She was the fist person to diminish a phobia using graduated exposure therapy
Define graduated exposure therapies
Presenting the CS without the US. Little buts at a time until the phobia is extinguished
Define taste adversion learning
One trial learning with foods after a single encounter
What is John Watsons contribution to Pavlovian learning?
They used fear conditioning to condition Little Albert
